The Present Past
Park Lane Continued by Brian R. Waesche The house at 108 Park Lane, as it progressed from a primitive, two-story log cabin (c.1800-1870s) to Maryland farmhouse (c.1870s-1910), and finally to the 12-room estate house as it looked until 1987. Representations drawn by the author. Like many traditional homes in our region, 108 Park Lane evolved…
The Present Past
by “My Father’s Son” Keeping Track When traversing the history of small areas such as Thurmont and its surrounding municipalities, several names begin to be repeated. Dissimilar to culture today, when a family settled in an area, they usually stayed in that area. Our northern Maryland vicinity has collected several names that have a way…